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Trial of the Planet of the Apes
Trial of the Planet of the Apes

Episode 81

A court in Argentina just upheld an animal rights group's request to have an orangutan appear in a court, saying it's illegal to hold 'non-human pers…

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The Bedbug Whisperer
The Bedbug Whisperer

Episode 80

In order to find a way to stop bedbugs, Regine Gries allowed herself to be bitten by them 180,000 times over a period of five years. Also, did you kn…

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Creeping Self Doubt
Creeping Self Doubt

Episode 79

What makes you you? Is the self somewhere in the body or the brain? If you downloaded your brain into a new body, would it be you? ANSWER ME (whateve…

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Here There Be Dragons
Here There Be Dragons

Episode 78

A woman has a condition that makes her see dragons wherever she goes. Anthony and Jeff discuss perception and reality, and if we know what we see is …

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Laser Trains!
Laser Trains!

Episode 77

Every Autumn, falling leaves create hazards for the railways. Trains compress the debris by running over it, and the resulting surface becomes slick …

11 years, 2 months ago

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Olfactory Produced
Olfactory Produced

Episode 76

Adrian David Cheok, the founder and director of the Mixed Reality Lab in Singapore, is attempting to record odors digitally, and recreate them withou…

11 years, 3 months ago

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Dawn of the Planet of the Mice
Dawn of the Planet of the Mice

Episode 75

Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York have successfully implanted human glial cells into the brains of mice to shockin…

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Past Word Passwords
Past Word Passwords

Episode 74

A New Yorker article all about passwords has Jeff musing on what Anthony's passwords mean about him.  It is a secret people tell themselves every tim…

11 years, 3 months ago

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Drying Too Hard
Drying Too Hard

Episode 73

A new study suggests that using hand dryers in public restrooms is actually less hygienic than using paper towels.  This leads Jeff and Anthony to di…

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Nature's Parasitic Hellscape
Nature's Parasitic Hellscape

Episode 72

Anthony and Jeff delve into perhaps the most disturbing topic they have ever tackled.  An article in National Geographic features the top 5 most terr…

11 years, 3 months ago

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